MARINE CORPS C4ISR AND UNMANNED SYSTEMS

MAJOR C4ISR SYSTEMS

MAJOR C4ISR SYSTEMS

DISTRIBUTED COMMON GROUND
SYSTEM-MARINE CORPS (DCGS-MC)

BRIEFING: The DCGS-MC is the Marine Corps component
of the new web-based, joint services network that will
function as a single enterprise system for rapidly receiving, processing, exploiting and disseminating a wide range
of multiservice and national intelligence, surveillance and
reconnaissance (ISR) sensor data and products. DCGS-MC
will be interoperable with the DCGS elements of the other
services. The services will share a core infrastructure called
the DCGS Integration Backbone, a set of common interface
standards and network tools and services that will allow data
sharing and collaboration among the joint services and the
intelligence community. DCGS-MC geo-intelligence will focus
on geospatial intelligence capabilities. Future enhancements
via incremental capability insertions will focus on the delivery
of all-source fusion and signals intelligence capabilities in
following years.

BRIEFING: The IAS family of systems provides the all-source
analysis capabilities for the Marine Corps ISR Enterprise.

Applications are designed to enhance the analytical process
and promote rapid dissemination of real- or near-real-time
intelligence products. The IAS uses a three-tiered approach
for receiving, parsing and analyzing information from multiple sources to fuse and disseminate all-source intelligence
products and threat warnings. Tier I, the Marine Expeditionary
Force (MEF) IAS, is a mobile system that supports the MEF
Command Element. Tier II is the Intelligence Operations Server
that supports intelligence operations at the major subordinate
commands within the divisions, regiments, wings and groups.

Tier III is the Intelligence Operations Workstation that supports intelligence operations at the battalion, squadron and
company levels using client/server and web-based technology to network with intelligence sections and units at higher
echelons. The Intelligence Workstation also can function as a
standalone workstation in a disconnected or degraded communication environment.

TACTICAL REMOTE SENSOR SYSTEM (TRSS)
BRIEFING: The TRSS program provides a ground surveillance
capability for continuous, unattended, remote, all-weather
detection, location determination and monitoring of enemy
activity. Current detection methods include seismic, acoustic,
magnetic and imaging (thermal and electro-optical). This
includes the integration of satellite communications and long-range imager cameras.

COMPOSITE TRACKING NETWORK (CTN)
BRIEFING: The CTN is an adaptation of the Navy’s Cooperative
Engagement Capability (CEC) for Marine Corps sensors, weapons and command and control ( C2) systems. CTN distributes
composite tracking data and fire-control quality data to C2
nodes and weapon systems in the network. Initial operational
capability (IOC) was achieved in March 2011 with the fielding of two systems to Marine Air Control Squadron Two. The
Approved Acquisition Objective (AAO) for CTN is 10 systems;
full operational capability was achieved in 2014. CTN currently
is in the Operations and Support phase of its life cycle.

BRIEFING: The CIHEP provides each counterintelligence and
human intelligence company in the Marine Corps with the
capability to rapidly collect, process and disseminate intelligence information in support of the MAGTF. Each suite is
designed to provide integrated, standardized and interoperable
information and communication systems, as well as specialized equipment to conduct the full spectrum of intelligence
and technical collection operations. CIHEP also includes a
Technical Surveillance Countermeasures capability designed
to detect, locate, identify, neutralize and exploit a wide variety
of adversarial penetration technologies that are used to obtain
unauthorized access to classified and sensitive information.